Category: Spring 2026
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On Writing and Storytelling: The Battle of the Subheadings Rages On….
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On Writing and Storytelling: When the Spark Won’t Catch
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Thoughts Upon a Hot, Humid Spring Day in Central Florida (April 2026)
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A Case of Literary Serendipity: Two Writers, Two Novels – One Year Apart
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Tempus Fugit: One Year After ‘Reunion: Coda’
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On Writing and Storytelling: Clouds, Corrections, and Canon
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Monday, March 30, 2026, Orlando, Florida It’s one of those soggy, gray Central Florida Mondays that feels like the sky hit the snooze button and never quite recovered. The temperature is sitting at 80°F (27°C) under a quilt of mostly cloudy skies. With humidity at 58% and an easterly breeze at 11 MPH (18 km/h),…
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On Writing and Storytelling: A World I Didn’t Mean to Build (But Did Anyway)
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A Goldilocks Saturday in Central Florida
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Remembering the Springs I’ve Known
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A Certain Point of View, Too 